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What was the primary goal of the Truman Doctrine?
What was the primary goal of the Truman Doctrine?
- To establish a trade barriers between the East and the West
- To provide military aid to countries threatened by Soviet oppression (correct)
- To expand New Deal reforms in the United States
- To reconstruct cities and industries damaged during World War II
What was the outcome of the 1954 case Brown v. Board of Education?
What was the outcome of the 1954 case Brown v. Board of Education?
- A new law was passed to enforce segregation in education
- The case was dismissed due to lack of evidence
- The Supreme Court declared segregation in education unconstitutional (correct)
- The Separate but Equal standard of discrimination was upheld
What was the significance of the Berlin Airlift?
What was the significance of the Berlin Airlift?
- It was a humanitarian effort to supply food and medicine to West Berlin (correct)
- It was a joint US-Soviet operation to rebuild East Berlin
- It marked the beginning of the Cold War
- It was a military operation to defeat the Soviet Union
What was the term coined by Winston Churchill to describe the Cold War division?
What was the term coined by Winston Churchill to describe the Cold War division?
What was the primary focus of the Marshall Plan?
What was the primary focus of the Marshall Plan?
What was the significance of the Little Rock Nine?
What was the significance of the Little Rock Nine?
What was the primary goal of Richard Nixon's 'Vietnamization' policy?
What was the primary goal of Richard Nixon's 'Vietnamization' policy?
What was the significance of the 1969 SALT negotiations?
What was the significance of the 1969 SALT negotiations?
What was the Nixon Doctrine?
What was the Nixon Doctrine?
Who was the first African American woman elected to Congress?
Who was the first African American woman elected to Congress?
What was the main issue that led to the Kent State Massacre?
What was the main issue that led to the Kent State Massacre?
What was the main goal of George McGovern's 1972 presidential campaign?
What was the main goal of George McGovern's 1972 presidential campaign?
What was the primary outcome of the Paris Peace Accords?
What was the primary outcome of the Paris Peace Accords?
What was the significance of the draft lottery?
What was the significance of the draft lottery?
What was the main outcome of the Watergate scandal?
What was the main outcome of the Watergate scandal?
What was the significance of the Equal Rights Amendment?
What was the significance of the Equal Rights Amendment?
What was the outcome of the Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961?
What was the outcome of the Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961?
Who was the leader of the Viet Minh movement during World War II?
Who was the leader of the Viet Minh movement during World War II?
What was the purpose of the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty signed in 1962?
What was the purpose of the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty signed in 1962?
What was the result of the first televised presidential debate between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon?
What was the result of the first televised presidential debate between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon?
What was the name of the bombing campaign authorized by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965?
What was the name of the bombing campaign authorized by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965?
Who was the leader of the US troops during the Vietnam War?
Who was the leader of the US troops during the Vietnam War?
What was the name of the network of jungle paths used by North Vietnam to supply the Vietcong during the Vietnam War?
What was the name of the network of jungle paths used by North Vietnam to supply the Vietcong during the Vietnam War?
What was the purpose of the Geneva Conference in 1954?
What was the purpose of the Geneva Conference in 1954?
Which of the following was a key aspect of Reaganomics?
Which of the following was a key aspect of Reaganomics?
What was the significance of the Tet Offensive in 1968?
What was the significance of the Tet Offensive in 1968?
Who was the first black presidential candidate in the US?
Who was the first black presidential candidate in the US?
What was the focus of the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)?
What was the focus of the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)?
Who was the newscaster who declared that the war in Vietnam would end in stalemate?
Who was the newscaster who declared that the war in Vietnam would end in stalemate?
Who was the Democratic nominee for Vice President in 1984?
Who was the Democratic nominee for Vice President in 1984?
What was the Iran-Contra Affair?
What was the Iran-Contra Affair?
Who was the first woman to serve on the US Supreme Court?
Who was the first woman to serve on the US Supreme Court?
